An elevator weighing 5.8 KN is ascending with an acceleration of 3m/s2 . The operator is standing on a scale inside the elevator and during ascension the scale registers 910 N. What is the true weight of the operator in kg and the tension in the supporting cable?

An elevator weighing 5.8 KN is ascending with an acceleration of 3m/s2 . The operator is standing on a scale inside the elevator and during ascension the scale registers 910 N. What is the true weight of the operator in kg and the tension in the supporting cable?

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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Problem 33P: Two blocks, each of mass m = 3.50 kg, are hung from the ceiling of an elevator as in Figure P4.33....

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An elevator weighing 5.8 KN is ascending with an acceleration of 3m/s2
. The
operator is standing on a scale inside the elevator and during ascension the
scale registers 910 N. What is the true weight of the operator in kg and the
tension in the supporting cable?

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